Re: [PARPORT] Upgrade 2.4.4 to 2.4.18 lost parallel port

From: Gunther Mayer (Gunther.Mayer@t-online.de)
Date: Sun Jul 14 2002 - 05:42:41 EDT

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    Andreas Nowatzyk wrote:
    >
    2.4.4
    > May 27 22:26:49 timesink kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 (0x778)
    > [PCSPP,TRISTATE,COMPAT,ECP]
    > May 27 22:26:49 timesink kernel: parport0: irq 7 detected
    > May 27 22:26:49 timesink kernel: parport0: cpp_daisy: aa5500ff(98)
    > May 27 22:26:49 timesink kernel: parport0: assign_addrs: aa5500ff(98)
    > May 27 22:26:49 timesink kernel: parport0: Printer, EPSON Stylus Photo 820
    > May 27 22:26:49 timesink kernel: lp0: using parport0 (polling).
    >
    > After the "upgrade" I get:
    >
    > Jul 7 15:32:11 timesink kernel: parport 0x378 (WARNING): CTR: wrote 0x0c,
    > read 0xff
    > Jul 7 15:32:11 timesink kernel: parport 0x378 (WARNING): DATA: wrote 0xaa,
    > read 0xff
    > Jul 7 15:32:11 timesink kernel: parport 0x378: You gave this address, but
    > there is probably no parallel port there!
    > Jul 7 15:32:11 timesink kernel: parport0: PC-style at 0x378 [PCSPP,TRISTATE]
    >

    > 6. I tried all bios options for the parallel port - made no difference.
    >
    > At this point, I'm out of ideas. I figure that the parallel port is
    > really not there due to some module messing with the superio chip.
    > But I'm not a kernel hacker and have no idea how to figure this out.

    Try "lssuperio" from http://home.t-online.de/home/gunther.mayer/lssuperio/

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